I am slowly progressing towards what I described in the thread
Re: FVWM: again (semi-transparent) pseudo-cursors
My purpose is to [make a presentation] in a videoconf [...], and being
able to highlight parts of it moving the mouse (like a laser pointer
in a local presentation).
I can start my pseudo-pointer from the root menu as
+ "LaserPointer " Exec xterm -name Laser -iconic
I can assign an icon (a png which is in my ImagePath ...) via the
associated style, and change it via function keys (provided I point the
current icon with the mouse).
Currently I use a "laser beam" icon, a circle and an oval icon with the
inside transparent. At creation they appear in the bottom right corner of
the screen.
Style Laser Icon beam.png ,
StickyIcon, StickyAcrossDesks, Layer 9, !IconTitle,
PointerKey (Laser) F4 I N Style Laser Icon circle.png
PointerKey (Laser) F5 I N Style Laser Icon ellipse.png
PointerKey (Laser) F6 I N Style Laser Icon beam.png
I can also "switch off" my pseudo-pointer with a function key
PointerKey (Laser) F3 I N Close
I can move it around with a function key or control-MB1
PointerKey (Laser) F1 I N Move
Mouse (Laser) 1 I C Move
(of course this has to be terminated by a mouse click)
And I can park it in the bottom-right corner with a function key
PointerKey (Laser) F2 I N Move -0 -0
*** now, what am I missing ? ***
I'd like to find a way to create the icon straight where the mouse is
currently pointed (to avoid having to "retrieve" it from the parking
position).
I thought I could do that e.g. with a shift-MB1 (currently I'm testing
using a key on root window) provided I define a PROPER function
Mouse 1 A S PointLaser
Key A R A PointLaser
I thought the function could be something like this but the part which
should move the icon has no effect. The icon is created in the default
bottom-right corner and not under the mouse pointer.
DestroyFunc PointLaser
AddToFunc PointLaser
+ I Exec xterm -name Laser -iconic
+ M Next (Laser) Move m+0 m+0
I tried adding this to the "Laser" style, to counteract something which
could be in my configuration
IconBox none, PositionPlacement UnderMouse
but the effect is that the icon is created in some (reproducible) random
place on the screen.
I am not sure whether the Move command applies to the icon (or only when
not iconified), nor that my syntax is correct. Nor I am sure of possible
interferences with the rest of my .fvwmrc.
I am reporting below some lines of .fvwmrc which might be relevant and
perhaps require overriding.
What should I do to have an application start iconified with the icon
under the cursor ?
Style * IconBox 1000x70-1-1
ColormapFocus FollowsMouse
IgnoreModifiers L2
OpaqueMoveSize 100
Style "*" SloppyFocus
Style "*" IconBox -20 0 -1 -1 , IconFill bottom right
Style "*" SmartPlacement
Style "*" NoPPosition
Style * ManualPlacementIgnoresStartsOnPage, ActivePlacementIgnoresStartsOnPage
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